Photos of our old displays prior to 2012
Disney Characters 2004
When we started out display in the 1980's out-side displays
were not available so we made our own.
Peg would decide on a subject, sketch it out and I would cut it out of
wood and then she would paint it.
The subject was usually a group of children's characters in a Christmas
scene (such as Disney,
Pooh bear, or a Nativity scene etc).
Later, when, out-side fairy lights became available, we included them to
illuminate the display.
However many of these items were disposed of when we thought that we would
not be continuing with our display.
(Photo (©) - Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
- 2004)
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Our original roof display consisted of
wooden cut-outs that I had made from
Peg's sketches, which she then
painted...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
...when it became difficult to place
the heavy wooden cut-outs on the roof
we replaced them with illuminated
items, which had become more
readily available...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
...later we had to use even lighter
displays.
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Peg made Banners...
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...and Windsocks a feature...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
..of our early display..
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
Wooden-cutouts were a feature...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
...of our...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
...early displays.
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
Our first Nativity was a simple display...
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
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...later Peg made a much more
elaborate Nativity.
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
A large Hot-air Balloon was
one display that we had to stop
using when it became to difficult
to erect due to our health.
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
Yard display
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
Yard display
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Circa )
Yard display
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Yard display
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Circa )
Yard display
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Circa )
Yard display
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Yard display.
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Yard display.
(Photo Peg & Bill Chartres' collection
Circa )
Yard display.
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Circa )
Visitors.
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Visitors.
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Circa )
Visitors.
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Video
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Old video of our display in the 1980's
(time 5:04 minutes)
